Houdini Fluids Showcase

Houdini Fluids Showcase

I have been meaning to put this together since last couple of months. Hope you guys like it.

Arihant Gupta – Summer 2013 Effects Reel

Shot 1 – This shot was a part of masters project at NCCA, Bournemouth. It demonstrates reverse destruction taking place. Dummy geometry of the backplate was modelled and pieces which were forming back were separated out from it using cookie inside Houdini. Extra inside detail was added using volumeVOP to avoid the sharp look. After Rigid Body Simulation, a pyro pass was simulated to create dust. Pyro simulation was also used to simulate the debris pass.

Shot 2 – This shot demonstrates a pyroclastic ash cloud simulated in Houdini using Pyro tools. 5 different layers of pyro from Houdini were put together in Nuke and comped over with the backplate shot. Real atmospherics were shot in a studio and were comped over as well. The project was produced in 8 weeks.

Shot 3 – This was a part of MA group project and my contribution to the scene was shattering the vase which was achieved using Bullet solver in Houdini. Control of the shatter was achieved by using rigid body constraints. I was also responsible for removing the tracking markers and comping the vase using Nuke after.

Shot 4 – This was another sequence from the group project in which I was only responsible for crumbling of the ash tray, its shading and rendering. Once again, the effect was achieved using Rigid Body Dynamics inside Houdini.

Shot 5 – This was the opening sequence of the masters project done at NCCA which shows small stones and debris are moving backwards. This was done using two passed of dynamics simulation. Big pieces were pre-fractured and simulated using Bullet solver and all the small pieces forming into bigger pieces were simulated using ‘dynamic fracturing’ in Houdini again using Bullet.

Shot 6 – This piece of work demonstrates a tool that I developed using VEX Operators inside Houdini. It allows the user to make particles follow the curve based on tangent forces. It’s completely procedural. Changing the shape of the curve will affect the particle movement as well. Also works on animated curves.

Shot 7 – I also developed and still developing a tool called ‘vector build’ which allows user to build vector fields which then can be used to derive pyro and flip simulations. It gives end user proper control over the direction, turbulence, wind scale, curls and noise of the force being developed.

Shot 8 – This last shot was a personal research into Pyro tools and it’s shaders inside Houdini 12. The main aim was to make a simulation which moves slower but still maintains all the details. Shading was done using Billowy Smoke Shader’s Emission parameter.

Making of EXODE Short Film Watch Making of Exode Short Film. Short Directed by Kathleen Cartier, Sandrine Gimenez, Nicolas Mrikhi, Baptiste Roy, Thomas Saez. One march ends, a journey begins. In a desert land, the last breath of a giant creature spurs the exodus of an entire people. Exode Short Film how…

Making of Hotel Transylvania 2 Animation Hotel Transylvania 2 Animation style is very graphic and dynamic. Watch the full video to see if you can point out the line and shapes of the characters’ gestures by Sony Pictures Animation Studio. Making of Hotel Transylvania 2 Animation, Hotel Transylvania 2 Animation, Hotel Transylvania 2…

Strawberry Candy Vfx Breakdown Giulio Tonini – I used Zbrush to sculpt the strawberry trying to match the Fibonacci spiral. Real flow was used for the High Viscosity Liquid Simulation rising the simulation subframe step to avoid “exploding” particles. Rendered in Maya with Solidangle Arnold. 3d, Behind the Scenes, Behind the Scenes of Strawberry…

Making of Baahubali Vfx Short A look behind the scenes of Tau Film’s work on the bull fight sequence in Baahubali: The Beginning. Making of Baahubali Vfx Short, Making of Baahubali Vfx Short by Tau Films, Baahubali: The Beginning, Making of Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali VFX Breakdown, Baahubali VFX Breakdown by Makuta VFX,…

Making of Lipton The Revolution in Tea by The Mill For the launch of the new T.O by Lipton tea machine, Tribal Worldwide London and adam&eveDDB enlisted The Mill’s help in creating a spectacular film, directed by Saam Farahmand out of Rogue Films. Using Cirque du Soleil performers dancing with fluid and organic movement to…

World Building for Virtual Reality What is the future of storytelling? What is the impact of new mediums such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in terms of media production? With so many new platforms and ways to consume media, how does this affect the production process? Brad Newman, Sr. Research Associate at…

Making of Pixar Sanjay’s Super Team The story of director Sanjay Patel, who grew up superhero-obsessed and struggling to connect with his father’s religious heritage. Patel and producer Nicole Grindle about how Pixar brought Patel’s childhood to life in a short that’s been hailed for both its storytelling and its gorgeous visuals. Sanjay’s Super Team…

Gladiators of Rome Official Trailer Gladiators of Rome Official Trailer A new hero is born in this hilarious, animated adventure of epic proportions! Timo, a student at the Gladiators’ Academy in Rome, has no desire to become a legendary gladiator like his stepfather. That is, until the mesmerizing Lucilla walks into his life….

Making off “La Vie en Vert” from Besse Victor La Vie en vert – SHORT MOVIE – ESMA 2013 Making of Here is a little making-off our student short movie, with a surprise at the end ! Thank you for watching ! for more : lavieenvert-lefilm.com vfx , breakdown,…

Fright Night Tracking / Matchmove Work by Ruy Delgado This is another video that showcases some of my tracking and matchmove work at Luma Pictures on the movie Fright Night (2011) (no audio) Making of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Motion Capture Video Fright Night…

The Elder Scroll Online Trailers The Elder Scroll online, developed by the team at ZeniMax Online Studios and publisher Betheseda Softworks. They Wanted to show the world of The Elder Scroll with some really fascinating visions. For this, they choose well known AKQA and Cinematic masters Blur Studio. I the other hand, as…

Richard Lico Show Reel 2014 Here’s my latest animation show reel, including my latest work from Destiny. The majority of the animation is keyframe, but I’ll clarify more in my breakdown listed below. Destiny represents the last 4 years of my career. It was a massive undertaking by all, and I’m extremely proud to…

Pixar Inside Out Teaser Trailer The first teaser trailer for Inside Out, a story about the personified emotions inside of a young girl’s mind. Pixar Inside Out comes to theaters on June 19, 2015. Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life…

Real Time Character Tech Demo by Activision Real Time Character Tech Demo by Activision, a very impressive Next Generation Character Rendering. This animated character is being rendered in real-time on current video card hardware, using standard bone animation. The rendering techniques, as well as the animation pipeline are being presented at GDC 2013, “Next Generation Character…

Andrew Kramer Keynote Speech Join Andrew Kramer as he discusses his motivation for becoming a better artist with humorous stories, personal challenges and advice for all Digital Artists! Watch his original Demo Reel from 2002 and the story behind his first big break on a Hollywood production. Listen to Andrew’s thoughts on tutorials, distractions…

Making of Halo 4 Spartan Ops Halo 4 Spartan Ops is a serie of ten (10) episodes,where all animation production is made by Axis Animation. Directed by Stuart Aitken with senior producer, Debbie Ross and executive producer, Richard Scott. Halo 4 Spartan Ops episodes follows Fire Team Majestic after six month after the end…

Mr Head by Chris Jones Now in 4D. Featuring special guest appearance from Mr Hand. Forging a Head Now that his eye is back in place after its little outing, I’ve been subjecting Mr Head to some panel beating and a coat of paint. As you can see, he is most pleased with…

Resident Evil Retribution – Making of by Prime Focus World Check out this cool and insightful VFX breakdown for “Resident Evil Retribution” by the talented team at Prime Focus World! For more information, please see the details below: Official Website – http://www.primefocusworld.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/PFWorld Twitter – https://twitter.com/Prime_Focus YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/PrimeFocu… Vimeo…

Treadmill by Mikros Image Check out this beautifully done VFX spot called “Treadmill” created for Nissan by the talented artists over at Mikros Image! For more information, please see the credits below. Check them out here: http://www.mikrosimage.eu Mikros Image is a High-end visuals effects, animation, photo-realistic CG production studio and provides all services in…

Popeye Animation Test 2016 – Animation Movie HD Get a look at Sony Pictures Animation’s all-new POPEYE CG feature with a special animation test and introduction from Director Genndy Tartakovsky! Making of When I was a kid I watched a lot of cartoons. One of them is a lot of famous cartoon…

Heroes And Generals Trailer Territory’s live action and VFX teams shot and created an action-packed launch trailer for the online PC game Heroes & Generals, developed by Reto-Moto. The one-day green-screen shoot included a cast of 10 actors using stunt wires and hand-to-hand combat techniques, a crew of 20, authentic wardrobe, armoury…

Making of spotu reklamowego Monkeys Autodesk posted on your channel 40 minute backstage footage of the formation of an advertising spot Winamax / Monkeys made ​​by the French company NKi. See how Autodesk 3ds Max is used to quickly turn around challenging commercials. Starting by tracking the live action backplates in Autodesk Smoke, learn…

Titanfall Free The Frontier VFX Breakdown Lots of iron, lots of fighting and blood and in reality it does nothing. All 3D models except the basic roles and parts. The smoke and explosions standard of good practice and other models are excellent designed and inserted in this trailer. Titanfall breathtaking. Respawn and Playfight Titanfall…

The Collection – Making of Check out this fantastic but gruesome VFX breakdown featuring work on over 40 Visual Effects Shots created by the talented folks at Yashinsi Studio including: CG Fire effects, Explosions, CG Elements, Set Extensions and Water simulations! For more information, please see the credits below.Yashinski Studio is a visual…

BIRD PEOPLE Visual Effects Making BIRD PEOPLE Pascale Ferran Archipel 35 – 2014 Number of VFX shots: 425 plans Supervisor : Geoffrey Niquet Producer : Marguerite Moreau de Lizoreux Production schedule: Shooting : April to September 2012 VFX production : From October 2012 to January 2014 BUF worked on three main different…

FANTA – official sponsor of fantasy This is a side-by-side comparison of the actual footage we shot on location and what the final results are once they passed through postproduction. Spot: vimeo.com/68604014 Client: Coca Cola Company Germany Agency: Jung von Matt/Neue Elbe JvM Managing Director: Tobias Grimm Production: Tempomedia, Hamburg Postproduction: Unexpected GmbH Supervisor/Lead: Alex…

HYBRIS ArtFX + Making of Making-of HYBRIS ArtFX “HYBRIS” a short film created at ArtFX, and directed by the talented Audrey Serre, Benjamin Gros, Océane Nguyen, Margaux Le Gall! See below for more details and external links…ArtFx : ARTFX: SCHOOL OF CG ANIMATION AND VISUAL EFFECTS – http://www.artfx.frDirectors : Audrey…

The Garden – Making of from Jade Gachet Here is finally the making-of ! I mostly did texturing / shaders / Lighting / Fx / Compo / and finally… Sleeping, at the end ! yayyy 😀 I hope you’ll enjoy it ! Feel free to comment and give your opinion, and don’t forget…

Making Of The Last Of Us Motion Capture Making of – Motion Capture : 2 of the character artists that contribute to the Last of Us have been featured on this site before, but with the the number of characters in this game is pretty big, the character team can’t only consist of 2 people….

1st For Women Top Gun with VFX Breakdown for the spot by the talented team at BlackGinger, which takes a fun look at what makes men and women different for 1st For Women Insurance. For more information please see the details below:http://www.blackginger.tv/One of our most fun projects. Here’s a look at what…

Planet X FX Showreel 2014 latest showreel with recent work and other highlighted productions in “Planet X FX Showreel 2014”! For more information, please see the details and links below:PLANET X FX is a creative visual effects studio based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Please enjoy a selection of their portfolio here on vimeo.com/channels/planetxfxExternal Linkswww.planetxfx.com…

iAnimate.net Creatures Member Showcase – Summer 2013 iAnimate.net Creatures Member Showcase – Summer 2013 from iAnimate on Vimeo. The iAnimate Member Showcase represents some of the best animation from the latest block of our Creature animation workshop. Enroll now at ianimate.net

Packshot Showreel 2014 Packshot Showreel 2014 from the talented folks over at Important Looking Pirates (ILP)! For more information, please see the details and links below:ILP is a visual effects and digital animation studio located in central Stockholm. They can proudly say that we have assembled one of the best visual effects teams in the…

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water SpongeBob and his pals are leaving Bikini Bottom and are headed to the human world in a brand new 3D movie! The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is coming to a theater near you in 2015, but you can watch an exclusive sneak peek today! …

Dodge Challenger vs Boeing 737 by Andrew Novickij Published on 12 Jul 2014 Check out this rocking racing short work called “Dodge Challenger vs. Boeing 737” created by the talented Andrew Novickij! This is a project piece to hone his 3dsMax skills and experience and pushing the action sequence envelope with this video. For…

Making of PEPSI Ramadan Commercial Fuad Demo Hyper Real Facial Rigging by Fabio Bonvicini at GHOST VFX Making Of FUAD with my scripted module to create realisitc facial rig without blend shapes, or wrap deformers. used nCloth, Maya Muscle, Muscle Splines and spline custom deformers. The animation rig run in Real Time with the second…

Making of Game of Thrones Season 4 Making of Game of Thrones Season 4 by Mackevision Mackevision is proud to be along with other world-class VFX studios part of this saga: Game of Thrones, Season 4 Visual Effects Supervisor: Jörn Großhans Visual Effects Producer: Katharina Kessler ————– Making of Game of Thrones Season 4, Game of…

CG Artist Generalist Reel by Randy Ui Check out this fantastic showreel from the talented Randy Ui! Randy has worked on some of the top films of ALL-TIME (Top 100 Films), and is currently a CG Generalist at Method Studios. For more information, please see the details below:Updated Demo Reel for 2014, Including some of…

Making of CG Ship and Ocean – Goddess 100% CG Shots, with highly detailed ship model, with ocean water simulations and matte painted sky. The ship was constructed using the original architectural drawings of the ‘Cape Don’. The Cape Don was not sea worthy at the time of production and couldn’t be captured in…

Making of Mirror’s Edge Mirror’s Edge Trailer Mirror’s Edge sees the return of Faith, on her way to becoming a legendary runner in a totalitarian city overrun by corruption. In this video, the DICE team tells you about creating Faith for a new generation. Mirror’s Edge Trailer, Game Trailer, video game…

Vampire Academy Breakdown by Prime Focus World Check out this insightful breakdown as PFW was delighted to be exclusive VFX partner to Director Mark Waters recent action comedy fantasy, ‘Vampire Academy’, based on the New York Times best-selling book series from American author Richelle Mead! PFW delivered 511 shots including full CG Psi Hounds, CG…

Kompost “Monster fish” Character rigs for a great ad created by swiss studio Kompost for Zweifel Snacketti chips. Done in Maya, the rigs for the moster fish and the main character were built with a mix of blendshapes and free deformers for the face expressions to achieve the original style created by director…

Making of Maleficent Digital Characters by Digital Domain Angelina Jolie stars in Disney’s new Maleficent, featuring a forest world of detailed visual effects. Mike Seymour delves into how facial movement experts Digital Domain, worked to re-create realistic, fully digital counterparts to the story’s three fairies. Learn how digital domain facial movement experts, have worked to re-create…

Making Of : Giana Sisters in 3ds Max 2015 by Alex Horst This Making of – Giana Sisters in 3ds max 2015 software. Alex Horst walks through how Game – Black Forest Games rebooted the classic C64 platform game “Giana Sisters” from 1987.. Alex takes you through the full development and process of Different stage…

Watch Dogs – MoCap Session We’ve gained exclusive access to Ubisoft Montreal’s motion capture facilities. Take a look at this brand-new “behind the scenes” video Watch Dogs – 101 Trailer Check out the ultimate Watch Dogs preview and see how to hack the city to make it your weapon. Learn everything you need…

Assassin’s Creed III Demo Reel by Jonathan Cooper Check out this fantastic Assassin’s Creed III Demo Reel by the talented Animation Director at Ubisoft Montreal Jonathan Cooper! Shot Breakdown: All game animation direction was overseen by Jonathan. For a full breakdown and more information about this reel, please visit the links below: AboutJonathan Cooper…

Génesis” The Frank Barton Company “Génesis” I had the chance to rig these three characters for a series of commercials produced by The Frank Barton Company for spanish insurance company Génesis. The schedule was quite tight so the rigs were built to fit just the specific animation needs of each character in order to…

CG Generalist Reel by Stéphane Paccolat Here are the short movies that I directed during Supinfocom.Enjoy! (my graduation movie “Home Sweet Home” will be publicly released in one year. However if you are interested into offering me a job you can send me an email at stephane.paccolat@gmail.com and I would be more that happy to give…

AnimSchool Interview: Xin Zhao and Florent Rubio, makers of “The Answer” short Today we are interviewing not one, but two people! Xin and Florent are the makers of “The Answer”, a short animation film using Animschool’s Malcolm Rig. The short is now featuring in Vimeo’s “Staff Pick”collection. Check it out: Hi guys! Can you start…

Bord de Mer CGI Animated Shorts by Lucas Navarro Check out this very well done, and creepy third year Supinfocom short film project, created in 5 months by the talented Lucas Navarro! For more information, please see the details below:Website – http://www.lucasnavarro.com/Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/user2667979Software used: Autodesk 3dsmax and rendered in Vray render. Mudbox was used to quickly…

The Hobbit by Weta Digital – Making of Making of The Hobbit by Weta Digital Here’s a look at WetaDigital work on Fantastical Creatures & Lands of Epic Beauty & Darkness Watch other Making of – Gollum, Goblin King & Azog by Weta Digitals Making of – Gollum – The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey by Weta Digital Here’s a look at…

Spider Man 2 CGI VFX Breakdowns Check out this incredibly insightful behind the scenes, by the talented team at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where they show how they created new animation techniques for The Amazing Spider-Man 2! Narrated by Animation Supervisor David Schaub. For more information, please see the details below: Website – http://www.imageworks.com/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SonyPictures… LIKE…

Rango Animation breakdown by ILM Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. Director: Gore Verbinski

Casino Saga – Making of by Roulette Chase Ars Thanea’s creative work for Casino Saga, a digital casino game, is a 30-second spot featuring dynamic pirate’s chase through the colorful landscapes of Casino Saga island, filled with humor and deadly explosions. We were responsible for the creative and full production. Executive Creative Director: Peter Jaworowski Director: Karol…

The Moa and the Harpagornis Behind the scene Check out this revealing BTS for “The Moa and the Harpagornis” created by the talented folks over at Fido! They have created many feathered creatures through the years and that track record helped them secure some amazing sequences in Colossus Production’s groundbreaking factual entertainment production…

Men In Black 3 – Breakdown by Prime Focus World Check out this insightful VFX breakdown created by the talented artists over at Prime Focus World! Together with the support of Sony Pictures Imageworks, completed more than 1700 shots by assigning over 800 artists across three continents to the project, which effectively enabled the team…

CREATING A BEER SIMULATION Learn how to simulate a pouring beer with Phoenix FD and V-ray. The foam is born directly (not using splash). First the size of the bubbles is adjusted by starting test simulations with low Birth rate. When the bubbles have a good size, the birth rate is increased until a good…

EPIC Animation Tips by Patrick Giusiano Patrick Giusiano, I’m a French animator, currently working in Blue Sky Studios and I had the great privilege to work on Epic. Working with Chris Wedge and all the Amazing Blue Sky animation team was one of the most enjoyable moments in my career. By working on my shots,…

Runaway Short Film by Susan Yung, Emily Buchanan and Esther Parobek Watch this charming CGI animated short film by the talented Susan Yung, Emily Buchanan and Esther Parobek @ Ringling College of Art and Design! “Runaway” is a charming story about a misunderstanding between a man named Stanley and his treasured 1950’s refrigerator, named Chillie….

CGI VFX Spot HD: “Shedevr Dragon” – by FrostFX Take a look at this great example of tight CG/live-action integration and compositing work called “Shedevr Dragon” created by the talented folks over at FrostFX For more information, please see the credits below.FrostFX is a talented 3D production and visual effects company based in Estonia.Please…

CGI VFX Breakdown HD: “Erikli” – by Fido Check out this insightful VFX breakdown of the VFX production created for the Erikli TVC, by the talented folks over at Fido as they worked with a small army of digital squirrels! For more information, please see the credits below. http://fido.se/Agency: BBDOProduction company: Ed Commercials, IstanbulDirector:…

Final Destination 5 Breakdown by Prime Focus World PFW completed 135 VFX shots for Final Destination, the fifth installment of the Final Destination franchise written by Eric Heisserer and directed by Steven Quale. For more information, please see the details below:Official Website – http://www.primefocusworld.comFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/PFWorldTwitter – https://twitter.com/Prime_FocusYouTube – http://www.youtube.com/user/PrimeFocu…Vimeo – http://vimeo.com/primefocus)Prime Focus World is a global…

CGI VFX Breakdowns HD: “Adidas — Brazuca” by STOPP/FAMILY Check out this insightful VFX Breakdowns of the “Adidas — Brazuca” Spot by the talented team at STOPP! The team used Softimage for general modelling, particle effects and for prepping, rigging and animating 20 unique characters (which are based on models from the…

Sintel a 3D Animated Short Film Sintel is the third animation movie produced by the Blender Foundation. This 3D animated short film was directed by Savannah College of Art and Design Student, Colin Levy. More details here:http://www.blender.org/foundation/The film “Sintel” is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Blender Foundation as a means to further…

Stalingrad – Making of A band of Russian soldiers fight to hold a strategic building in their devastated city against a ruthless German army, and in the process become deeply connected to two Russian women who have been living there.

Making of Eyjafjallajökull by Digital District Check out this revealing shot breakdown of a recent spot called “Eyjafjallajökull” created by the talented artists over at Digital District. For more information, please check them out here: Website – http://www.digital-district.fr/‎

CGI VFX Showreels by Matthew Gifford Check out this new showreel by the talented artist Matthew Gifford! Fore more information, please see the details below:Linked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-giff…Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user7280882/videosFrom Matthew-“I am a dedicated self motivated Artist from the Isle of Wight with a passion for everything CG.I enjoy bridging the gap between CG and reality and strive to…

Dan Roarty’s Realistic 3D Portraits Character artist Dan Roarty walks us through the process of creating one of his hyperrealistic 3D portraits, “Happy Birthday, Nana,” a tribute to his late grandmother. Dan shows how he uses the sculpting tools in Mudbox and Maya to create the basic bust form and adds the layers upon layers…

VFX Breakdown Matrix Reloaded – Truck Collison Shot Anatomy of a Shot This video explores the infamous bullet time freeway truck crash scene from the The Matrix Reloaded. It goes over every aspect. Be it the script, artwork, behind the scenes, previz or the Visual Effects (VFX) breakdown, this video shows and covers all.It…

Battleship – Making of Although Industrial Light & Magic’s advanced fluid simulation system had been honored with a Sci-Tech Award from the Academy in 2007, for “Battleship” the visual effects team knew they would have to completely re-engineer the system from the ground up if they were going to be able to meet the demands…

World War Z by Cinesite Check out this amazing and insightful VFX Breakdown Trailer : About Cinesite Cinesite offers world-class visual effects from our studios in London and Montréal. We opened our doors in Soho in 1993, building a strong reputation over the following twenty-one years with our work on over…

Audemars Piguet: Lebron James by Lutruc Check out this CGI Created spot for the Audemars Piguet – Lebron James Event, by the talented team at Le Truc! For more information, please see the details below:AboutLe Truc creates digital effects and post-production for advertising, watch makers, luxury products, biomedical, … Making Of //Source : Official…

Synchronicity Synchronicity, starring Lydia Leonard and written and directed by Mark Healy, was created to showcase the depth of emotion achievable by capturing and animating the finer details of a performance. The piece was produced by Side, 3Lateral and CubicMotion using a head rig compatible with all leading game engines. //Source : http://www.s3c.tv/ …

Making of Cham-Cham rigging by Alexander Rigging of minor characters, that I’ve done for my latest animation. All the characters are flat but have normal topology like 3d-characters. Rigs done in 3ds max. Cham-Cham promo This is my last animation shot for promotion this game. Shot conception, minor characters, all rigs, animations, effects and compositing…

The Fly Vfx Breakdown by Giulio Tonini These are five shots I recently worked on. Even house flies drop dead because of boring and bad quality programmes on TV! I used Maya for the animation, shading and rendering with Arnold Render and Nuke for compositing. //Source : http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/the-fly-vfx-breakdown/

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Virtual Cinematography On their quest to reclaim the dwarvish kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug, Bilbo and the company of dwarves travel through the wilds of Middle-earth, from the cold and mysterious Lake-town to the wild rapids of the barrel escape and the sinister forest of Mirkwood….

Pirate101 by clockworkvfx KingsIsle’s latest release Pirate101, is a hugely popular all-ages MMORPG with a million online players since its launch in October last year. We recreated the Pirate world and characters for the game cinematic, using low poly game models and 2D concepts as our reference and ramping up the designs to give it an…

Monster 500 by clockworkvfx The scariest, wackiest monster race you have ever seen! Just ask Captain Heinous, from Uranus! Based on toys from the Monster 500 racing game, these characters were brought to glorious, gory life in just 5 (very focused) weeks! The devil was in the details and totally worth it, for a stunning…

Monopoly Junior by Clockworkvfx Welcome to Monopoly Town, with your gracious host: Mr Monopoly himself! Take a journey around the most famous of board games, brought to life in all its dice-rolling, token-chasing, property-purchasing glory! The brief was simple –Monopoly Town is a fantastical, over the top place, where you can buy a gorilla at the…

Making of Kon-Tiki ***BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND**** Check out this fantastic VFX Breakdown from the film “Kon-Tiki” by the incredibly talented team at Important Looking Pirates! This is some of the most realistic CGI water, birds and sharks have ever seen! For more information, please see the details below: In the summer 2011 ILP…

Making of Project “I” by IXOR VFX Project “I” is a full CG animated movie based on mythological and fictional creatures and characters. The Making of video is showcasing a brief demonstration of IXOR’s pipeline & tools. IXOR was resposible for the entire CG production. Starting from 2D concepts, art direction, storytelling, mood development, cg creatures and dragons,…

CGI VFX Breakdowns “Epic Water Simulation” An amazing breakdown of over 50 seconds of full CGI with complex dynamic water simulation by the talented artists at Important Looking Pirates!! ILP is a visual effects and digital animation studio located in central Stockholm. For more information please see the details below: Commercial : OLF –…

Renesens Short Film by Simon Loisel Take a look at this cute 3D animated short called “Renesens” about an old man who hears a sound which brings him back to the time when he was a dancing star, created by the talented Simon Loisel! This short was realized while spending 6 months at…

Francis by Richard Hickey The story of ‘Francis’ came about interestingly from famed radio show ‘This American Life’. Broadcaster Ira Glass asked 6 American writers to create a short story about Adventure. One ofthese stories written by novelist & screenwriter Dave Eggers, it was read on the show to much acclaim and praise., Richard worked…

Baxter Short Film Baxter the raccoon makes his way into Granny’s Sweet Shop, but upon entering he gets so obsessed with the candy that he creates his own downfall. Collaborative project created at the Savannah College of Art and Design by many talented student artists. //Source : http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/baxter/

Sky1’s Moonfleet Ship VFX Breakdown Check out this fantastic and insightful VFX Breakdown showing you how they made the CG Water and CG Ship sequence that climaxed the two part drama.of Sky1’s Moonfleet Ship by the talented Ed Bruce! For more information please see the details below: Screen Scene VFX completed all the visual effects…

Check out this short test of a Fully animated CG tiger by the talented team at Human Ark Animation Studio! For more information about this video please visit the links below: Official Website – http://human-ark.com Facebook – Facebook.com/HumanArk Official YouTube Page – http://www.youtube.com/user/HumanArkS… Music Track – STRAUSS JOHANN-DIE FLEDERMAUS Couplet Act II- 615 Music Credits VFX…

Making of RayMan Legends Dark Creatures Making of video you can learn how to bring the crowd of dark creature to life in the game cinematic of Rayman Legends E3 2013, using 3D Studio Max 2013 and ParticleFlow/Toolbox2 (MassFx). NKI VFX Supervisors Mhamed Elmezoued and Stéphane Montel discuss the making of Rayman Legends, using Autodesk…

Framestore creates brazilian crowds for Nike using Golaem Crowd Golaem Crowd helped the Framestore team to populate the stadium with 40 000 people cheering at Brazilian soccer stars for the launch of Nike Brazil World Cup 2014 Kit. “Nike Football: Dare to be Brasilian” Framestore was responsible for all visual effects in the last Nike commercial for the launch of Brazil…

Making of Pompeii by Mr.X Inc A breakdown of a RealFlow shot created by MrX for the film Pompeii. The problem “We had three months to create a hero water shot of Pompeii’s harbour as the Roman fleet arrives, from proof of concept to final delivery. This involved creating a large-scale water simulation for…

The Legend of Tembo Animation Tests by Chaz Williams The Legend of Tembo would be the first animated feature from Digital Domain Media Group’s Tradition Studios, but got cancelled due to financial troubles. The Legend of Tembo Environ & Character Test Animation, proof-of-concept test from “The Legend of Tembo,” dir. by Aaron Blaise & Chuck Williams….

How To Train Your Dragon 2 the upcoming CG adventure animated movie sequel from Dreamworks. in theaters June 20, 2014. “The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the world Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Toothless five years later. While Astrid (America ferrera), Snoutlout (Jonah Hill) and the rest…